Owners of a popular café in Bridport have thanked customers for their support through the years as they celebrate a milestone anniversary of being in town

Bridport Museum is relaunching its popular Town Walks and introducing new Railway Walks - both promising to bring the town’s hidden history to life.

Local historian Bernard Paull will give a talk in Bridport on the 1930s Askers Road House, a popular roadhouse on the A35 between Bridport and Dorchester.

The Bridport Stations of the Cross art exhibition returns to St John’s Church, West Bay, blending faith, local heritage and community from March 29 to April 10.

Temporary traffic lights by a tunnel on a main route have been reported as out of order this morning

FURTHER work on improving the safety of the A35 have begun today with temporary traffic lights causing delays as the Easter Holidays begin

MORE Big Brother cameras could be rolled out across Dorset for traffic enforcement.

A home which is less than a five minute walk away from the shingles of a west Dorset beach is our property of the week

EIGHT-weeks worth of work to repair West Bay's harbour walls has begun today - on the first day of the Easter Holidays.

A woman from Weymouth who was reported missing for 'several days' has been found after an urgent search

British Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates & Qantas are among the major airlines to have cancelled or suspended flights to several airports amid the Iran conflict

While pruning is needed for a number of plants in the spring period, there are also a few you can get if you want an easier option

A maths expert has shared an easy tip to work out the best value supermarket deals in seconds, and not get fleeced

See a tiny wooden church on this 4.5 mile walk at Ringstead Bay, near Weymouth, taking in spectacular Dorset scenery

Here are 10 of the very best-rated Dorset restaurants all boasting excellent to perfect Google ratings of 4.9 or higher

A dramatic 1989 storm off Charmouth saw a Dutch dredger and its crew narrowly avoid disaster thanks to a powerful tug and heroic efforts at sea

The pretty church of St Peter's belonging to the lucky Dorset village of Langton Herring has no war memorials

The Alexandra Hotel is celebrating 125 years in Lyme Regis. Once a dower house for the Dowager Countess Poulett, it has a rich history.

Hydrangeas are plants that need to be pruned, but it is possible to go too far and cut them too hard. Here's what to do if that happens.

It has officially been a year since a herd of colourful elephants came stomping into west Dorset and into resident’s hearts

The chairman of an action group determined to see a derelict high-street hotel re-opened is hoping for a long-awaited breakthrough in efforts to bring the landmark building back into use

A report of three teenagers standing close to a cliff edge in west Dorset has prompted advice to be issued from the coastguard

With the days getting longer and April around the corner, the clocks are set to change this weekend

VISITORS are invited to enjoy a free, behind-the-scenes look at traditional boatbuilding in action in Lyme Regis next month.

A former John Colfox School pupil who attended the Bridport school in the 1950s and 60s has shared some photos he hopes will jog people's memories

Pensioners could be hundreds of pounds better off from April 2026. Check the new State Pension and benefit increases.

New laws surrounding livestock attacks have been welcomed by farmers.

Cade Robert David Adams, aged 21, and of Church Close, Bridport appeared in court on Monday having been arrested for breaking a bail condition, namely cutting off an EMS tag.

Urgent enquiries are being carried out to locate a young woman who has been missing for 'several days'

PUPILS at a west Dorset School have planted hedge saplings in honour of the Women's Institute's 110-year anniversary

A seven-year-old boy has brought a touch of Dorset folklore to life after winning a creative competition at Symondsbury Estate, Abbotsbury.

A fishing vessel sank in a west Dorset harbour

AN exceptionally rare partial handwritten letter and signature from pioneering fossil collector Mary Anning is set to return to Lyme Regis after a successful community campaign saw it bought at auction for £12,000

CONSENT for works at two historic west Dorset are being sought from Dorset Council – one retrospective for a restaurant use at Parnham House.

A STARK warning has been issued on the impact of closing rural fire stations after a thatched roof property in west Dorset.

OFFICERS investigating an assault in Bridport are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify after a shop worker was allegedly threatened and pushed.

A jazz festival has been hailed a major success after a month-long programme of sold-out concerts and well-attended performances across Bridport

Two main town roads are set to close overnight from next week

As Sunday marked a decade on from a devastating fire that destroyed an art deco cinema in Lyme Regis, we take a look back at the incident and renewed hopes for the future of the site

A DJ from west Dorset is walking 26 miles throughout March to help his best friend get a life-changing trike

THERE have been mixed decisions for tourism-related planning applications in West Dorset – with a refusal for proposals for glamping and associated facilities at a farm site at Salwayash.

TEMPORARY traffic lights will go up in Charmouth next week for essential water works with a defected manhole cover in need of repair.

DOMESTIC, heritage and rural property improvements have been signed off across Bridport and Beaminster, with Dorset Council granting consent for most applications.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved and respected reverend and chaplain, who has sadly died

IMAGES have been released has police continue to probe reports of criminal damage and fraud at a hotel in Lyme Regis

THE next phase of works to repair West Bay’s harbour walls are to start next Monday, Dorset Council confirmed

A MAN has suffered facial injuries after being attacked by two young men in Lyme Regis town centre

Historic England have released a response to controversial housing plans for a stately home in Beaminster

Concerns over anti-social driving in west Dorset remain a priority say police

Police have issued a warning to members of the public against leaving valuables in vehicles when visiting beauty spots.